Appendix table 1 Number of workers(1) represented by the survey
Civilian Private State and local
Occupational group(2) workers industry government
workers workers
All workers........................................................... 20,622,700 17,920,200 2,702,500
Management, professional, and related............................... 5,249,300 3,807,800 1,441,500
Management, business, and financial............................... 1,453,300 1,231,300 222,000
Professional and related.......................................... 3,796,100 2,576,600 1,219,500
Service............................................................. 4,159,400 3,543,100 616,300
Sales and office.................................................... 5,118,700 4,733,100 385,600
Sales and related................................................. 1,809,100 1,791,800 17,300
Office and administrative support................................. 3,309,600 2,941,300 368,200
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 1,637,100 1,498,900 138,200
Construction and extraction...................................... 826,600 738,000 88,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 771,700 725,300 46,400
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4,458,100 4,337,200 121,000
Production........................................................ 2,460,700 2,437,800 22,900
Transportation and material moving................................ 1,997,400 1,899,400 98,100
1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers
provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended,
however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels.
2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian
economy. See appendix B for more information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.